Home of Sustainable Shopping Streets of the World

This is the home of Sustainable Shopping Streets of the World - your guide to finding all the best sustainable shops and eateries across the Planet. Thankfully, there is an increasing number of green businesses setting up in this post-mass consumption era of sustainable living and many of them are locating next to each other in some of the nicest urban precincts you'll find.

Check out the East Village, New York, NY

Check out Melbourne, Australia

Check out Brighton, UK

Check out Berkeley, California

Check out Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia

Check out Portland, Oregon

ABC Radio Interview

Listen to Michael's recent interview with ABC Radio's Bush Telegraph Program in which he provides his take on how to have a sustainable holiday in Australia.

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Sustainable Shopping Streets - Brighton, UK

The third Sustainable Shopping Streets precinct I have developed is Brighton, on England's southern coastline. This famous old seaside town has been reinvented in recent years as a haven for alternative lifestyles and a great place for those wanting to live sustainably.

A plethora of shops, stalls and eateries selling sustainable goodies have opened up in recent years, especially in the Old Town precinct between Brighton Rail Station and Kings Road. And it only takes an hour on the fast train to get there from London (from London's Victoria or London Bridge Station).


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G Magazine Review of Sustainable Australian Travel For Dummies

It's generally agreed that holidaying at home is a greener option than flying to the other side of the globe for a couple of weeks. And considering how alluring a destination Asutralia is to people from all over the world, we have a pretty amazing "backyard" to explore.

Author and urban planning consultant Michael Grosvenor has put together a great guide book that makes it easy for you to make sustainable choices when planning your next domestic trip, with Sustainable Australian Travel for Dummies.

The information is specific in that all the information comes from a green perspective, yet broad in that it caters to a range of budgets and age groups.

A great deal of thought has gone into the structure of this book, making it very user-friendly. For example, there are masses of cross-references throughout the text so that you can jump to the relevant section without having to flick through the whole book.

The first third of the book deals with general travel issues: researching, planning and booking a green holiday, how to spot greenwash, supporting local economies and indigenous communities, alternatives to driving and flying, and carbon offsets.

The last two thirds address 12 regions with information about getting there, public transport and cycle paths within each region, eco-friendly accomodation, sustainable shopping, natural wonders, cultural attractions and eateries that serve organic and or local produce.

There are reasonably detailed maps of each region but not of individual towns or cities.

If you like Grosvenor's no-nonsense approach to green issues, check out his other book, Sustainable Living for Dummies.

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